Trap gun



G. KARR TRAP GUN oct. 25, 1932.

Filed Oct. 5. 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet Smwwtoz veofrge M77 25, 5.932. Q, KARR.v 1,884,721

TRAP GUN Filed Oct. 5, 193k 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 i 6U Lg d 9 24% P 2 5 ,2f/7 25 5, .I Aff 0 .26 M 2` 29 29 1 425 /g /4 l 73'/ o L 30 /5 Patented @et 25, 1932 aire te anni GEORG-E KABE, OF SILVER CTY, NEW MEXICO, ASSIGNOB, BY DIR-ECT AND MESNE AS- SIGNMENTS, TO EXPLOSVE BAT CORPORATGN-N-O A CORPORATION F NEW' MEXICO STOCKHOLDERS LIABILITY,

TRAP GUN Application filed October 5, 1931. Serial No. 567,041.

The invention relates to a so-called trap gun of the type which is anchored, baited and cocked, and lires a. bullet upwardly into the brain of any animal which takes the bait 1,5', in his mouth and pulls upon it.

One obj ect of the invention is to provide a comparatively simple gun which possesses Yfew parts, may therefore be easily and ineX- pensively manufactured, and sold at a reasonable price, andV will not be liable to get out of order.

A further aim is to provide a gun having a unique, easily applied and easily released safety lock which permits safe setting without liability of accidental discharge.

lVith the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, description being accomplished by reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a side. elevation showing the gun baited and set. A

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view partly in elevation showing the relation of elements immediately after inserting the outer section of the gun into the inner section.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but illustrating the inner and outer sections relatively turned to release the safety lock and place the trigger in operative relation with aV co-acting shoulder.

1Eig. 4 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3 but showing additional parts in section and illustrating the gun fired.

Fig. 6 is a disassembled perspective view of a number of the elements of which the gun is constructed.

In the drawings above briefly described, a preferred construction has been illustrated, and while this construction will be rather specifically explained, it is to be understood that within the scope of the invention as claimed, variations may be made.

The gun embodies an outer tubular section 10 having a point 11 at its lower end, permitting it to be forced into the ground. Section 10 is composed of an upper tube 12 threaded at 13 into the upper portion of the point 11, which is also preferably tubular. Tube 12 is provided throughout its length with an internal groove 14, and the portion 15 of the lower end of said tube, constitutes a shoulder at one side of the inner end of said groove, said shoulder having a function to hereinafter appear.

rl`he gun also embodies an inner tubular section 16 which is slidable into and from the tubular section 10 and is adapted to project somewhat above said section 10 to carry a piece of meat or other bait. The section 16 is formed of a major tubular portion 17 and a removable upper end portion 18, the two portions being detachably threaded together at 19. Externally, the portion 18 is provided with prongs or the like 20 for attaching the bait. internally, said portion 18 embodies a cartridge-holding pocket 21, and a short barrel 22, a cart idge 23 being shown in said pocket 21.

A spring-actuated firing pin 24 is slidably mounted in the portion 17 of the inner section 16, the actuating spring of said firing pin being denoted at 25. A sear 26 is carried by the portion 17 of the aforesaid section 16 to engage a shoulder 27 on the pin 24 when the gun is cocked, the lower end of the firing pin 24 being provided with a knob 24 for cooking said pin against the compression of the spring 25. A trigger 28 is integral with the seat1 26 and is fulcruined between its ends at 29 in a longitudinal slot 30 formed in the portion 17 of the gun section 16. A suitable spring 31 is employed to so move the trigger 28 and the sear 26 as to engage the latter with the shoulder 2'?, when the gun is cocked, and said trigger is provided with a cam portion 32 projecting beyond the periphery of the member 17, said cam portion being co-operable with the shoulder 15 to act-nate the trigger 28 and release the sear 26, when the section 16 is bulled upwardly with respect to the section 10.

A safety lock 33 is provided, in the form of a ring having limited turning movement upon the portion 17 of the section 16. When this safety lock is turned to the position shown in Fig. 2, it holds the sear 2'6 against release, but when it occupies the position shown in Fig. 3, it will not interfere with release of said sear. 'Ihe safety lock 33 is provided with an external lug 34 which is alined with the cam 32 when said safety lock is applied, as seen in Fig. 2. Nith these parts 32 and 34 so alined, they may pass down the groove 14 as the inner section 16 of the gun is inserted into the outer tubular section 10, the gun being thus held against accidental discharge during such insertion. Upon complete insertion, however, the inner section 16 is turned slightly with regard to the outer section 10. During such turning, the rib or the like 34 holds the safety lock 33 stationarily, and the sear 26 consequently moves from engagement with said safety lock, to the position seen in Fig. 3. At the same time, the cam 32 moves laterally out of alinement with the groove 14 into a position under the shoulder 15. Hence, if the inner section 16 be pulled upwardly by an animal grasping the bait in his mouth, the cam 32 and shoulder 15 will coact in so actuating the trigger 28 as to release the sear 26, whereupon spring 25 actuates the firing pin 24, firing the cartridge 23 and projecting the bullet 23 upwardly through the animals brain, instantly killing him.

In setting the gun, the tubular section 10 is disengaged from the inner section 16 and said section 10 is forced throughout the greater part of its length into the ground. The upper portion 18 of the section 16 is then removed from the tubular portion 17 by unthreading it, a piece of meat or other bait is placed around said portion 18 and anchored by the spurs or the like 20, the cartridge 23 is placed in position, and the portions 18 and 17 are then again tightly threaded together. The portion 17 is now held in one hand and the knob 24 pulled with the other, thereby coclring the firing pin 24 and causing the sear 26 to engage its shoulder 27. This having been done, the safety lock 33 is moved to the position shown in Fig. 2, so that it locks the sear 26 against accidental release. The section 16 is now inserted into the outer section 10, the rib 34 of the safety lock and the cam 32 of the trigger 28, traveling down the groove 14 during such insertion. W hen the insertion is complete, cam 32 is below the shoulder 15 but rib 34 remains in the groove 14. By now turning the inner section 16 within the outer section 10, the cam 32 moves laterally from alinement with the groove 14 in position to co-act with the shoulder 15, and at the same time, the rib 34 holds the safety lock 33 so that the sear 26 moves out of engagement with said lock to the position shown in Fig. 3. The gun is now in readiness for action, and as soon as an animal grasps the bait in his mouth and pulls upon it, the inner section 16 slides upwardly with respect to the outer section 10, whereupon cam 32 strikes the shoulder 15, actuates the trigger 28 and releases the sear 26, with the result that the firing pin 24 discharges the cartridge 23 and the latter fires the bullet 23 upwardly through the animals brain, instantly and humanly killing him.

On account of existing advantages, the details disclosed are preferable, but attention is again invited to the fact that within the scope of the invention as claimed, variations may be made.

I claim 1. In a trap gun, an outer tubular section adapted for anchorage, an inner section slidable in said outer section and having a projecting end adapted to carry bait, cartridge holding and firing means carried by said inner section and having a releasingr trigger within said outer section, and means carried by said outer section for actuating said trigger when said inner section is outwardly pulled.

2. In a trap gun, an outer tubular section adapted for anchorage, an inner section slidable in said outer section and having a projecting end adapted to carry bait, cartridge holding and firing means carried by said inner section and having a releasing trigger at the periphery of said inner section, and a shoulder within said outer section adapted to actuate said trigger when said inner section is pulled outwardly.

3. A trap gun comprising an outer tubular section adapted for anchorage, said outer section having a longitudinal internal groove and a shoulder at the inner end of one side wall of said groove, an inner bait-carrying ico outer section and to move into operative relation with said shoulder upon relative turning of the two sections, whereby outward pulling of said inner section will actuate said trigger.

4. In a trap gun embodying inner and outer GEORGE KARR. 

